The world was quickly forgetting us. And there was little news to report. — John Marsden Forget Copy Share Image
“The Spice Girl morality is the morality of the three-year-old.” — John Marsden Character Copy Share Image
Oh, Homer! You don't have to play dumb anymore! You're not at school now. — John Marsden Dumb Copy Share Image
What's the Future? It's a blank sheet of paper, and we draw lines on it, but sometimes our hand is held, and… — John Marsden Blank Copy Share Image
“We'll never feel safe again, and so it's bye-bye innocence. It's been nice knowing you, but you're gone now.” — John Marsden Gone Copy Share Image
I didn't confess how wrecked I was. Let them keep thinking I was Superwoman if they wanted. I knew the truth. — John Marsden Confess Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think I'd rather be frightened than bored. At least when you're frightened you know you're alive. — John Marsden Alive Copy Share Image
“Instead of blaming us, find your true enemy. And, where the offence is, there let the great axe fall.” — John Marsden True Enemy Copy Share Image
All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention. — John Marsden Evil Copy Share Image
“Cynicism is like gastro: it goes through your whole system and makes you shitty.” — John Marsden Cynicism Copy Share Image
“Homer was so used to being told off in his life that you might as well have told a rock off for… — John Marsden Homer Copy Share Image
“You're the most important person in my life," I said. He didn't say anything. "You're my brother," I said. He didn't say… — John Marsden Brother Copy Share Image
I knew I was breaking about a dozen laws but I guess I had different attitudes to stuff like that since the… — John Marsden Attitude Copy Share Image
I can't describe the feeling when I go down - it's down down down and there's never going to be an up… — John Marsden Beer Copy Share Image
A few people would suffer, but a lot of people would be better off.' 'It's just not right,' said Kevin stubbornly. 'Maybe… — John Marsden Kevin Copy Share Image
“I was deeply impressed by the fact that my life could lose three days without my having any awareness of it. Maybe… — John Marsden Death Copy Share Image
“I guess you can't live at full-on intensity forever. Lying on the bed of my cell in the dark, trembling, waiting for… — John Marsden Human spirit Copy Share Image
They say teenagers can sleep all day. I often used to look at dogs and be amazed by the way they seemed… — John Marsden Amazed Copy Share Image
My survival was up to me. I had nothing and I had no one. What I did have, I told myself, was… — John Marsden Feelings Copy Share Image
So, that was Nature's way. The mosquito felt pain and panic but the dragonfly knew nothing of cruelty. Humans would call it… — John Marsden Bigs Copy Share Image
“I remembered Robyn telling me the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, and how they'd survived: when the King chucked them in… — John Marsden Angel Copy Share Image
I wonder if they realize how much I notice about them They probably haven't a clue because I never look at them… — John Marsden Becoming Copy Share Image
“There's nothing lonelier than grief. Sometimes I wanted to cry out to them all in the middle of History "Please please look… — John Marsden Grief Copy Share Image
“Mr. Lindell's English classes are meant to make you think I guess about yourself and people and everything. Some of the kids… — John Marsden English class Copy Share Image
Pale as ice you passed me by; I wondered what you really felt, And waited through the changing times, To see if… — John Marsden Doe Copy Share Image
“Life’s about a hell of a lot more than being happy. It’s about feeling the full range of stuff: happiness, sadness, anger,… — John Marsden Happiness Copy Share Image
It seems like suffering's the only time we can see what's essential. If peace ever comes back I'm making a vow: I'll… — John Marsden Beautiful Copy Share Image
